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State journal and political register (Columbus, Ohio), 1838-03-21

State journal and political register (Columbus, Ohio), 1838-03-21 page 1

JL jljx. jj -hu JLU JL 3LJJ V JUT JJL HK U iU U -..MA. A. AV " JLVLJUJHJ JLk7 LL JL!iiLvL vs. a m mm mm a. m m v-.i mm mm m, n ur a v. a ., mo. be m a c a a cm n - a - sr aa mm - mm mm mm s? u a m mm mm mam. mm v . m m mwmwm m m mmmmMt mm m m -eat m m va. EDITED BY JOHN M. GALLAGHER............................ .....................PUBLISHED BY SCOTT & GALLAGHER, AT THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE .......J. D. NICHOLS, PUBLISHING AGENT, JOURNAL Vol. 27, No. 47. . . ' CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO,' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1838. " , ' REGISTERVol l, No, 55. ADVERTISING. Twelve lines or less, one Insertion,.... '..10 50 u .1 . three..." 1 00 . m enehaiiaillonallusertlon,.. .0 15 n it m '' three months,, ....8 00 .t ti . t six months 5 00 h . twolve months, ...8 00 Longer sdvertlaeinentj In the nine proportion as the above. A deduction of twenty per cent., (on the eieess,) when Ihe amount eiceede twenly tloltnrsln six months. - All Advertisements ihonlil lie marked on 'heir face with the numlier of insertions desired, or they will he continued till ordered out, nnd charred by the Insertion. Ho responsibility for errors In leinl Court Advertise meats, heyoud lue amount charged for their Insertion. VkARLY iDVBRTIBma. " ' - Oni tilth of a column, (alwlt 55 llnee,). ...... .lit 00 One-fourth IB 00 One half. ... 25 00 A full column 40 00 Any Advertl'or exceeding the amount envaneri, to he charged for the evcess, it tne nrsi rate anove manuonoo. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1938. . .. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. . . Senate. The Board of Public Works bill is now in (he hands of n joint committee of Conference, the districting proposition having been insisted upon in the House. Should this not be rejected by the committo, there is danger of the bill being finally lost. By a Joint resolution, the Governor lias been directed to appoint, at the appropriate season, during the present year, a day of public Thanksgiving. We rejoice to perceive this good old Yankee custom so generally adopted in these new Western States; and are particularly pleased that Ohio has so promptly and decidedly given her sanction to it. The vaiious amendments of the two branches to the long contested Quo Warrnn.nbill, having, at length, beett finally disposed of, the same is now a law of the land. A joint resolution has passed both branches, recommending the establishment in this State of the Western National Armory. Ohio is undoubtedly the most eligible and proper location for this armory or foundry for the manufacture of the arms to bo used by our Western Army, that can be possibly selected ; and we trust that our Representatives and Senators in Congress, will, as requested by them in the resolution, make strenuous and untiring exertions, should it be found necessary, to promote and complete this favorite and desired object. The resolution was introduced by the Senator from Butler, Mr. Vance. House. Mr. Kelley took an early occasion to refer to the letter we published on Wednesday from the Perry county newspaper, charging him with being unfriendly to the Zan-sville and Maysville Turnpike Road, and to certain remarks in the Statesman of a similar nature, which he pronounced " abusive, unjust, and untrue.' Mild terms to bo applied to that most infamous letter. Mr. Treritl felt called upon to say, that Ae was not responsible for the letter. This was somewhat singular, as Mr. Kelley had not charged the authorship upon him; and added to the fact that he did not deny having written it, but simply affirmed that lie was not "responsible," ws deem it evident that Mr. McdilPs proxy is the author ol all the letters which have appeared in the Perry Courier during the session, signed "Lobby," and abounding with personal denunciations and gross misstatements. It will be seen that Mr. Mcditl entered a complaint against the Register, upon the same Zanes-villeTarnpike score. We thought we did the member jiuliee. We gave the yeas and nays upon the final disposal of the bill, and regret that Mr. MediWs name should not have been found on the side his Fairfield friends expected to have found it. We gave a transcript of the journals. ei MR. WALTON. We observe by the Slatesman of yesterday, that the Senator from Monroe particularly distinguished himself in the Senate on Wednesday. In our humble opinion, if he spoke the speech as it is set down by his jacobin mouth-piece, he conclusively proved that his notorious want of brains is only e quailed by his want of courtosy ; and that in his character is unhappily combined the willing and the slanderer. The Statesman ays : ' So severe was Mr, Walton on this bold move, the vacating the scat of Curtis Bates, that Mr. Morris rose and asked an explanation. Mr. Walton remarked that when he saw men about to VIOLATE Til Kill OATHS, and trample the (onslitulion of Ikeir country in the oW to such men ha had no explanation to make." If the Senate had been true to its own dignl ty, it would have expelled this common scold and vilifierwithout an hour's delay. Theeharge of fcrjury is a grave one neither to be light ly made nor lightly resented. REMARKS OK SIR. STOKELY. This genllrmnn'a remarks upon tbo Small Nolo Bill will be found at length in to-day's Register. Their dispassionate tone, and logical force, will effect much Inwards defeating the senseless jargon of demagogues, who seek lo deceive the People, to the end that they may themselves bo advanced. WHERE 18 .MR. TIIRUSTON1 This gentleman was absent from his seat in the Mouse of Kcproscntativee several weeks, prior to the Sth of March. About that time, he returned to his sent, remained one or two days. Toted to rescind Ibe resoluiion for final adjourn ment on the I2ih, and slum has not been seen in the House! W here is he Mio Statesman, Mr. Thruston left Columbus at the lime mentioned by the Slatesman, for his residence, In very ill health. Heaven forbid that it should he ao, but It may be that he is in his grave. Will the relentless hale of the tory editor follow bun there, btcaute kil father-in-law is a stockholder in Ikt Dayton Bankt About the Sth of March, Mr. Starkweather vacated his seat in the Senate, and soon after was followed by Mr. Parish of the Hous: both apparently, and we trust mtlly, in the en joyment of health. " H'AWe art fAry?" SUPERIOR COURT OF CINCINNATI David K. Kara was Inst evening elected Judge of this newly constituted Court, without oppositiou. Mr. Kate is eminently qualified for the Elation, by great legal experience, and tat enls of the highest order. MISSISSIPPI ELECTION. Tha Governor of Mississippi has ordered an lection to be held on the Mil and 91th days of April, to fill the Congressional vacancies caused by the late decisions of the House of Representatives. Prenliss and Word are tha Whig can didates. Will the Columbus Journal do us the justlre to notice our reply In an article which It quotes with commendation! lineinruift l.Tprets. Willingly, if lbs editor will favor us with ! Copy of his replication. The Express contain-' the reply never reached uj the one of the I '1 IVr, referring the editor of the Whig to lb u question, scan received. . ' ' " CONGRESS.' We have Monday's proceedings. , Mr. Webster addressed the Senate five or six hours against the Sub-Treasury bill. The correspondent of the Baltimore Transcript says: . His arguments did not differ materially from those he na already given on this vexed subject, but to-day he poured out tha whole wealth of his powers in bringing together a host of illustrations, to support them. The greater portion of his remarks were confined to an elaborate examination of the true financial policy of this country, as differing from that of Europe, and the total inapplicability of the Sub-Treasury bill, either as a remedy for the present distress, or as an enduring piece of legislation. The Senate was crowded to excess, as it was yesterday; but the logic of the Senator's arguments was ratlior too profound for the ladies, who rapidly thinned off as the speech progressed, and who no doubt considered Webster's solidity as far below the fun and frolic of Clay's harangues. .The masculine part of the assembly were held together like so many statues, until the close of the sitting, and many a round of murmured applause rose upon the orator's ear, as he succeeded in establishing clearly the different points in his arguments. Websterdwelt long to-day on the constitutionality of establishing a uniform currency for the country. Tomorrow, the replying pari of his speech will be given, in answer to Calhoun particularly! and no doubt it will draw out the great South Carolinian again, and if so, a day like Saturday may be expected. The correspondent of the American brings the speech down to a somewhat later hour; though not to its close. He writes The constitutional question formed the next subject of Mr. Webster's speech, and this was followed by an eloquent and powerful reply in answer to Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Webster began with the beginning, and took Mr. Calhoun up where Mr. Clay on Saturday left him. Mr. Webster read extracts from Mr. Calhoun's speeches, proving that he had changed his policy on constitutional questions, and directly denied now what he had as directly asserted years gone by. The powers nf Ciingren was another part of Mr. Webster's answer lo Mr. Calhoun. Here, too, Mr. W. proved from written and E rimed testimony that he asserted now what he ad before dented, and denied now what he had before asserted. $7 Our profoundest thanks are due to the editor of the Statesman, for republishing the Register s article headed " The Spring Elrr-Horn." In return, so soon as we can find spare room, we shall republish the Statesman's glow- ng account of a splendid victory achieved in one of the tawmhipiol Hancock county, to wit: the election of a Fan Buren Jtulice nf the 1'eace ! Oh, thou spotless saint ! Dr. Duncomee, the expatriated Canadian, left this city yesterday morning for Washington. Previous to his departure, we are inform ed, Samuel Mcdary, Esq. presented the Dr. a hundred dollar bill, A generous act. . Dun-combe's estate in Canada was confiscated by the Provincial Government, and we doubt not the aid came opportunely. In another column will be found the commu nication of Freedom. It was addressed "To Hit Editor of the Siattimani" but that print having declined to give it room, it was sent to us. It is upon a subject, with the discussion of which we do not desire to have our columns filled; but we aro such strenuous friends of free enquiry, that we cannot refuse to let all have a hearing. CANADIAN NEWS. Gen. Clark, of Gallia, has politely furnished us with the following extract from a letter addressed to him by a Canadian Refugee, a worthy mechanio, who was recently driven from his home. He tells tho tale of suffering in the simple guise which is calculated to secure general credence: uTbe following description of her Mnjcsty's prisoners in Upper Canada, by a refugee who has just made his escapofroin prison, may be inierusl- ing to sums in this country, aa s largo number of the persons now in confinement sre citisens uf the United Ststea. I will here confine myaclf to tlto priaoners with whom I was myself confined. "In the first place, poraons accused of disloyal ty sre crowded in llie same cell nr room in prison, with ihoso who aro imprisoned for theft, rubbery and other oriiues, ihua mixing the tnoai filthy, dis gutting, and degraded part of community with the moat rrapectahle citiiena. The are all swarming with lice, snd the prisons sre extremely filthy, aa the following facta will show : "There ianoplnce provided for the convenience ofnuiarei but buckets are placed in lbs room, which are seldunt emptied until they have remain ed on i he Aoor soma lime, snd tho filth is left several incites deep t and I moat solemnly dctlare that tha alencli from the buckets, even in culd weaiher, was slmost iinpnisible to endure. There sre neither seatsor beds, and not even slrsw provided for litem to lie on, snd ibero are so many jammed tngoiher, that some have lo stand up while others lie down. Their food is bread and water, thore waa no fuel provided for them, not even in tha culdeat wenthar, nnd their Buffering in Ibis respect was exirema. They generally find lliemtelvea ill a stale of decline in a few daysi and from the fact IhatOon, Van Egman and soma others hnve died with a short confinement in cold weather, it is not supposed that the most hardy can survive when the weather gois warm." Trout the Baltimore American, of March 13. FIIOM THE SOUTH. By the Charleston and Norfolk lines of steam boats we have Charleston papers to the 9lh in clusive, and Norfolk slips to the 1 lilt. Cafture or 400 Indians. An officer of tho army, who arrived at St. Augustine on the M nit., from the interior, brought intelligence of the capture of about 400 Indian warriors, in two bodies, about 18 miles from fort Bassiuger, in a North-Easterly direction, by Gen. Jesup. Il is said the first party were captured by the army, and they acted aa guides, which led to tho capture of the second. Afler their capture, they requested permission to go out and bring in their families, which Gen. Jesup refused, but suffered a few, only, to go out for that purpose. The report came from Tampa, and was confirmed by express from fort Mellon, at Ticolala. From Florida. We learn from the steamer Jnkn Mnmi, (snys the Charleston Courier,) from Indian river (Florida) thit the further cessation of hostilities, to onntinno for five days, to allow tho Indians to come in, hid been agreed to by (.en. Jesup, which had not expired from the last accounts from the army. Some) further particulars ol tha melancholy fute of the lute Dr. Leitner, have been communicated to us. Information had reached St. Augustine that Dr. L. waa taken alive by the Indians, but very severely wonmM they cams to the determination to preserve his life, in order to avail thenmelvra of his professional services, and therefore provided a litter fir him, and carried him with them about 70 miles, taking the greatest care to make his situation as comfortable as possible. After they had proceeded this distance, however, a young Indian, who hsd lost a brother In tho battle with Col. Taylor's command, rushed upon Dr. Ieitnerae helny nn a blanket, and sending up a hellish yell, shot him dead with his rifle. (Srcncral SCastmlilB of Iifo. ' SENATE. Wednesday, March 14, 1838. Evening 'Scuiun. The resolutions of Mr. Hawkins relative to Bank, Bridge and Insurance Companies, were taken up and the first two agreed to, when they were again laid upon the table. . On motion of Mr. Hawleim, the Senate reconsidered their vote on ordering to a third reading, the bill supplementary to the act incorporating the Gallipolis and Chillicothe Turnpike Company, The bill was laid on the table. A number of resolutions were taken up and postponed. Air. Vance offered tin following resolution, which was agreed to: Resnhed by the General Jluembly of the State of Ohio, That in the opinion of this Legislature, the Siuim of Ohio, from her local advantages nnd gco-lugicnl situation, together with the sbundance of the necessary material, such aa iron and coal, as also all tho necessary water power end means of ehenp transportion in every direction, by wuter communication, is entitled to the location of the WeBtern National Armory, and thnt ourSonaiors and Representatives in Congress, be, and they are hereby requested lo use their best endeavors to obtain an set of Congress to locale end establish the Armory nt some point within the territorial limits of tho Stale of Ohio. Hctolncd, That the Governor be requested to forward copies of (he foregoing resoluiion, to nsch of our Senntore and Representuiivea in Congress, nnd ulo to the President and Vice President uf the United Stales. Thcrsday, March 15, 1038. Reportt of Standing Committees. Vj Mr. King, from the School Committee, ihe bill of last session providing for an equal distribution of all taxes and other moneys collected or received for school purposes within the original surveyed township 11, between the present townships of Circlevillt and Washington, in proportion to the number of children therein; recommending its indefinite postponement. A-greed to. By Mr. James, from the Finance Committee, an additional report in relation to the annual reports of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, of the Board of Public Words, and the Treasurer of State. Laid on the table. By the same, the bill (II.) declaratory of and amendatory to Ihe act providing for Ihe distribution and investment of this Stale's proportion of the surplus revenue, with, amendments, which were agreed to. Ordered to its third reading. By Mr. Cox, from the Committee on Enrollment.Reports nf Select Committees. 13y Mr. Thomas, in relation to the petitions for the removal of the seat of justice of Lucaa county, asking lo be discharged from the consideration of the subject, which was agreed to. Mr. Harris then moved its recommittal to the Judiciary Committee, which motion, afler some discussion, was lost. Mr. Gorton then offered a resolution to review and re-locate said seat of justice, when Mr. Smith moved that the papers and resolution be indefinitely postponed. Agreed to. The bill of the House, making appropriations for the year 1838, was committed to the Finance Committee. Third Headings. K bill (H.) declaratory of, and amendatory to the act providing for the distribution and investment of this State's proportion of the surplus revenue. Passed. A bill (II.) to incorporate theCarrollton Hook and Ladder Company. Passed. A bill (H.) to amend the act to provide for the election of county recorders, and prescribing their duties. Passed. A bill (H.) to incorporate the Paioesville Library Association, in Geauga county. Passed.A bill (H.) to authoriie the several county Auditors in this Stale to permit certain school districts to receive their portion of the school fund. Passed. A bill (II.) to incorporate the First Univer salis! Society or Sharon township, in Medina county. Passed. TI.e resolution of the House requesting the Governor to appoint a day of Thanksgiving, was agreed to. 1 he amendments of the Mouse to the amend ments of the Senate to the Quo Warranto bill, were agreed to. The resolution of the House directing the vjuarier master ucneral to commute certain arms, waa screed to. On motion, Mr. Hawkins' Bank resolutions wero again takeu up. The third resolution was agreed to. The Senate insisted on their amendment to the amendment of the House to tha Board of Publio Works bill, and asked a committee of Conference. On motion of Mr. If We, tho Senate took up and ordered to its third reading, the bill authorizing the heirs of James Bishop lo make certain contracts. Mr. 6'rwn moved a re-consideration of the vote taken in the morning, nn the indefinite postponement of the resolution relative to the removal of the seat of Justice of Lucas county. sim uiuiion was mat yens 13, nays lu. tin motion of Mr. Jrbutklc. Stan cv Watson. of Madison county, John Owen nnd W. II. Me- I. res, ol (.hampaign county, were appointed Trustees of Ihe Jelferoon, Crhana, and Troy road, established as Free Turnpiko at the present session. On motion of Mr. Borers, the Senate took an the bill for distributing the Revised Statutes, snd recommitted the sstnn to a Select Committee.On motion of Mr. Olirer, the bill further to amend ihe act incorporating the Cincinnati, Columbus, and Woosler Turnpike Company, was indefinitely postponed. I ne bill III.) lo provide for Ihe sale of sec tion lti, township It, ranee IT, in Hocking county, on motion of the School Committee, tins imlehnitely postponed. Mr. Vincent ofTered a resolution for commuting muskets, for 64 satires and 04 brace of pistols, for the use of tho tld Brigade, 14 th Division O. M., which was agreed to. On motion, the bill (II.) to provide for Ihe more prompt and general ubliealion of Ihe publio acts of this Slate, was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Steele, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole on the bill (II.) lo abolish imprisonment for debt. On its return to Ihe Senate, on motion of Mr. S;wngrr, il was committed In the Judiciary Committee. The following bills were indefinitely postponed : The hill (II.) concernimr unclaimed moneys. The bill (S.) to amend the act to provide for me aisinouiion nnu ante Keeping 01 tne taws ana journals. The bill (S.) to enforce specie payments by the Hanks. The bill (S.) to amend the act to regulate proceedings, when Banks and bankers are par lies, and lo prohibit issuing Bank bills of certain descriptions. Tho bill (II.) lo regulate the appointment of Associate Judges and Clerks In the Courts ol Common I'leas. The following bills wen postponed to next Liecemner : The hill (S.) lo smend the act to regulate the practice nt ilia Judicial Courts. The bill (N.) to improve the navigation of Ihe l.lilppoway and KHIhiick waters, by Canal and Slaekwater navigation. On motion of Sir. Thomas, the Senate look up tha bill supplementary to Ihe act incorporating the uaiii pons and (. millennia turnpike l orn pony. Mr. Stokely moved ila postponement lo next December, winch motion was lost. The question wss then on ordering; the hill to be en grossed, after some discussion, again taken and loot yeas 13, nays IS. HOUSE OK Ri:i'IUXF.NTATIVE3. Tscasnav, March 15, 1838. Mr. Chamber) presented two affidavits In re lalion lo tho contracts of Taylor and M'Connell mh ll.a l. Ii .1 .... ... I i k nnlnMil I. be printed with tha report made by him on yea- lernay. Mr. Clarlof Huron, on leave, Inlrodared bill to organise, the tusiny of F.iie, The constitutional rule having been dispensed with, the bill was read a second time, and referred to the Standing Committee on the Judiciary. . - On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Stark, the following resolution was adopted: Resoteed by the Qencrsd Atscmbly of the Slate of Ohio, That the Governor be, and he is hereby requested lo issue his proclamation lo Ihe inhabit-ante of thia Stato, recommending to them the ob-aervance of a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God,' for his blessings to us aa a peoplot which day ahall be seleclea nt the discretion uf the Governor, and designated in his proclamation. Mr. Kelley asked the attention of the House for a few minutes, while he repelled certain abusive remarks made in the Statesman, and in the Perry County Democrat, in reference to his course on the bill declaratory of the true intent of the act incorporating the Zanesville and Maysville Turnpike Company. He pronounced tho remarks abusive, jnjiist, and untrue. Mr. Mcditl aaid he thought if any member had reason to complain of newspaper remarks on the passage of this bill, he was that member; the Register in this city having charged upon him that he proved recreant lo bis trust, and recreant to the interests of his constituents, by the vote he gave on that occassion. Some one, whom he thought was a member of Ihe House, had written to his own county, charging the same thing upon him.- He nevor would interfere with the constituents of any member, and he thought it ill-placed to interfere with his. Mr. Trcvitt thought the remarks of the gentleman from Franklin might be considered as implicating him; he did not hold himself responsible. Ho, however, thought tho greater part of Ihe charges were true. There were some things that might aa well have not been said. Mr. Kelley did not think the gentleman from Perry a responsible person. He should not hold Aim responsible. Mr. Hughes observed he rarely ever noticed slanderous publications in newspapers with regard to himself, but as the gentlemen from Franklin and Fairfield were casting off newspaper aspersions, he would ask leave to allude to a publication in Ihe Democratic Banner, and in tho Hilshorotigh Gazelle in which worda were put into his mouth, to which he knew every member in ibis House would unhesitatingly give the lie. The House agreed to the resolution of Ihe Senate fixing on Monday next, Ihe 19th inst., as the time of adjournment sine die. On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House insisted upon that portion of its amendments to the bill lo abolish tho Board of Public Works and to revive the Board of Canal Commissioners, which provides for the election of one member each year yens 64, nays 0. On motion of Mr. Cook, the House insisted upon that portion of its amendments to the same bill, which divides Ihe State into districts yeas 33, nays 33, The amendments made by the Senate to this bill were agreed to. The Houso agreed to tho resolution of the Senate directing the Speaker of that branch to audit Ibe accounts of Curtis Bales. The House receded from its amendments to the bill in relation to mortgages. The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the resolution providing for the election of a Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati, at 7 o'clock thia evening. The House agreed to the resolutions of the Senate in reference to the location of a Western National Armory. Mr. Trcvitt offered a resolution requesting Ihe Geological Board lo report to this House whether any one of their number had speculated in the lands which they had examined and found valuable; or whether any person had done so by reason of information obtained through them. Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House took np the resolution in relation to an alteration in the width of the Wabash and Erie Canal. Mr. Hubbard moved to postpone Ihe resolution indefinitely. Lost. Mr. Richmond then moved to amend Ihe resolution so as to make the width of the canal 40 feet, and the depth 4 feet, instead of 50 feet by 5. Lost. Mr. Branson then offered an amendment, which was to shorten the distance to be narrowed AVey ofTered a substitute, which directs that all parts of the canal between the Indiana Slate Line and Manhattan, shall be fifty feet wide by fire feet deep, provided that such alteration, in the opinion of the Board of Public Works, will not materially increase the expense. Agreed lo. Air. Htclimnud moved to amend the resolution by adding, that the Board of Public Works shall construct a navigable communication from Mau- ruee city to f errysburgli, provided it can be done at an expense not exceeding 50,000. Lost. I ne resolution was then passed. The House receded from its amendments to Ihe bill to incorporate ihe town of Clifton, in the counties of Clark and Green. The House agreed to the resoluiion of the Se nate appointing Trustees for Ihe Jefferson and Troy Turnpike. I lie House also agreed to the resolution of Ihe Scnsie in relation to the commutation of arms. Mr. Kelley, from the Committee on Finance, introduced a bill levying a lax for State and school purposes, and the constitutional rule having been dispensed with, the same was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third resdiag on lo-morrow. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution appointing W. Walker, of Crawford county, P. Wheeler. of Hardin coanty, John Marquis, of Logan county, Lyman North and W. Ward, of Champaign county, Trustees of the Turnpike from Cham paign county to u raw lord county. Agreed to. Mr. Meilill, from the Standing Committee on New Counties, reported unfavorably to a change of the county seat of Gallia county, and also of mercer county. Mr. Medill, from Ihe Standing Committee on Ibe Judiciary, reported back the bill to organixe tha county of Erie, with amendments, which were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Ou motion of Mr. tVnr, of Huron, the eon. stitulionnl rule was dispensed with for the purpose of reading the bill for tbo organiintion of the county of Erie the third lime. The bill waa then read and passed. On motion of Mr. CAamcWs, the House del clined acceding lo Ihe request of theenale for a new Committee of Conference on the subject matter nf difference between Ihe two Houses on the bill regulating; tolls on Ihe National Road, and adhered tn its disagreement to Ihe amendments of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Buchanan, a message was sent to Ihe Senate informing thai body that tho Hall of the House was ready for Iheir reception, for the purpose of electing a Judge for the Superior Court of Cincinnati. The member of the Senalr, preceded by their Spouker, look their seals in the Hull, and proceeded lo Ihe election. David K. Este having received a majority of all the votes given, was dcclured Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati for Ihe term of seven years. The members nf tha Senate then withdrew, and the House adjourned. Hows np RrrsmriMTATivtj, Win 16, I B in. Ma. Gallaoiier I am represented, in the Regiator of this morning, as having voted in the negative, on ordering Ihe bill making further appropriation for eonhniiiug the Geological Survey of the State. This is a mistake I voled fur the hill in all its stages, and wish to be considered as favorable to llie Survey, Yours, cVo. J. SMUCKER. Cahtioh Counterfeit Dills, purporting to ba "?,(H) Times os the Commercial Hank of Lake Erie, are In circulation. The Cminterfeiia are well cnlculaiod to deceive tha pnblie, dated (some nf them) March IS. 11)34, No 31160, Latter A , I. Cast rros'l , T. P. llnndy Cnsli'r. tliu aignaiurt of Ilia Prtiident well doue, that of the Cneliinr very pomlv. The engraving rough, slerrmvped plats, snd complexion dark. Clntlmvl llcruii. For the Journal ana) Beslster. To the Editor of the Ohio Statesman ' Sir: I have seen in your doily psper of the 10th instant, en srtiole which I lake to be editorial, on ihe subject of petitiona of colored persons, iu which, if 1 can understand your meaning correctly, you lay Sown thisprinciple, that no person has the right of petition lo a legislative body, except he or she be sn elector, and have the right lo vote fur a representative to lhal body tn which his or her petition is la be presented;, and I am more inclined to believe Ihisrto be your real meaning and intention, from the fact that 1 find in the some paper, scverul members of the General As-semhly, belonging to the some political party to which you sre aiiachcd, express ihe same opinion, snd hnve, in plain and unequivocal language, denied Ihe right of petition to colored persons. Nothing, in my opinion, can be more unjust, or moreiirroneous,dangerous and alarming, than the support of doctrine like ibis. You will no doubt admit that negroes are persons, having souls lo be saved at last, nad bodies to be injured. Indeed, you speak of them n colored persons. They are lhan deserving the csreof Ihe pliilunthropietyand are subject to the Inws of ihe country; and it would be a monstrous position to assume, that a person subject le the laws should not approach the lawgiver by petitinrin order to preseut a grievance iu which the luws subjected him. The Indians aro by aa considered o conquered people, subject to the control of the Government; bin, permitted to live under their own laws, they do nol possess the right of suffrage, nor are they conaidercd ra citisens of the United States, or any State; yet lo deny them the right of petition to Congress or the Legislature uf a a late, would shock the moral sense of ihe community, as well as Ihe common justice of mnnkiud. 'i'bey possess this right becnuse ihcy are amenable lo our power. Tbo furthest this denial of the right of petition has ever been attempted lo be carried towards person within our jurisdiction, woe a denial lu llioso who disclaimed allegiance to our government, or proteaiion from our laws, relying upon ihe Inw of nations only. I would be glad to know in whst l;(ir you view persons of color in our State; are they foreigners, owing no allegiance tu tho government, or aro they citizens, subjects if you please, eupable of acquiring or holding property 1 Does the law of descents apply to iheni; or are thoy eupable of executing a grant, nr making a devise!' Tu all those questions I sin sure you will give su affirmative answer. Thoy are then subject to the I aw sol' ihe Stale, and their property is liable to taxation; nnd ought nol taxation and representation to go hand in hand? or at least ought not tlio right of petition tu exist, where the power of taxation reachosl A denial of this wuuld, in my opinion, be tho very essence of tyranny. 1 donor pretend lodeuv but that the community can justly exclude from lire right of eicciiuu, Diiu uoiug ciecieu, any class ol persons they may choose; but 1 do contend that juet gov erniuenis drsw all their powers from the governed ; ana tne oasis oi our government is persons, no mstior of what complexion and that the riirht nf petition hoa never boon surrendered by the govern- ru in nuy country, mucn less in ours. Do you not know, thai in the enumeration of Demons in our State in order to fix ihe ratio ol representation wiigiwiiuiui Hianes no uismiciion lor Willi us all aro free persons. The provision of our State Constitution dues nol slier this provision, though it fixes the basis of ourTopreseutuiion upon free white aisle persons, overthe ago of twonly-one years. This iss constitutional rule, arbitrary in Us character, and proves nolhtng beyond Ihe case it provides lor. It is like the rale in the same Constitution thai rtquires-a Senator to be thirty years of sge, snd a Uepreseniativs twenty-five. Rut lot us lay aside inferences, snd corns lu incts. Our laws, I take for urantert. uernut colored nor. sons lo hold resl esius as well ss personal, and to ecu or oeviae tne soma m their pleasure; snd Ihe right of sliens to enjuy this privilege does nol ex-elude those of color; all these persons have the right to n-Tjiase land at the puhlicsales, as well ne of private individuals. Could sny law of our State, except for the sommissiou of crime, justly prevent the purchssers- from tlw quiet enjoyment of their property 1 1 should ihiuk not. but if thst could be the case, lite lands, you will nol deny, wouiu ueauDjeci to malaxing powerol tliebioio. And is this new-lsngted doctrine lo prevail.' thai you will impose a lax upon a person, and not per mit mm to pennon ipe tnxing power. Tins would be oppression snd lyrnnnv of the deepest dve. in- stesd of republican juaiics. Pray, sir, what was tne principle mat lay ai the lounilation or the American Revolution I It waa this Hsal the col- onieswere taxed by the liriiish Parliament, without their being represented in ihni'body. This waa called by the great and good man who conducted tho revolution, .tyranny and oppression uf tho worat kind, and ought nol lo he borne. But suppose the British Parliament had done what, in puncipie, vou propuea touo, and what you conceive Ihe General Assembly has Ihe right to do. tsxed ihe culouies, snd denied them Ihe right of petition lo Parliament. Could language have found words si fiicismlv strong for tlte ci Ionics lo have expressed their deep abhorrence of such a course) 1 nm sura 1 could nuu You mt go beyond the Inw of tha slave-holder himsell, which provides thnt a shive cannot be tbo owuerol property, and deny this itojit loculored persons ia s free Siato; or mil aubieat than) ut taxation, and admit lhal the laws cannot 'slf.ird snv protection to their persona; or il follows,, thai by denying them ihe right ol petition, yea striks u4 every principle of 1.U.WM.UI, jiiSiib-(i auu.iciuoiioan rignis. i our opinions become of more imnnnniice to the coinurv. aa Ihev seem lo bs drawn from, nr endorsed, by several-members of the General Assembly. Mr. Cook seemed lo think that, aa colored peraons did not possess the ngiir of nufirugc, tfraretore they niu nut possess iae rigui or instruction, snd thai it was mere parliamentary cotirteav to receive their petitions. !M, Kurun aeemed lo be uf tha an mo opinion;, while Mr. liuchnnnn denied Ihe right nf petition without any qualification or any reasons. Dr. Iliilihard, il seems lo me, was the. only man who had just views on Ihe subject, judging uf thsir opinions as expressed by repuviers in your paper. I'train me, sir, I test your principle by s si u H lo ease. A person is under sentence of death for the- commission of errmei legally speaking he is dead, Ihe law taking no further notice of him than to preserve him for, and see lhal he is executed Has such person iho right of petition, (I will not spink nf enurttav in such a case,) lo Ihe LcrtsUiiire? 1 answer that hs hns, because he is still a person in being, but deprived, bv his own sctw.of.vwiingnr instructing the legislature; and l deny him ihe right of appealing tu tho clemency nf bis cuuntry, would be abhorrent tn every upright, heart, as well ss svory honorable fueling in our nam re. If ho has not the right ol petition nn scsonnlnf ilia disability under which the laws hnvr placed him. how could he apply to the pordonin? power nf ibe Slate for merev. Tha doctrine thai s person, has nol tha tilth l of peiiiinn in all. esses in which he ia amenable to tha laws, is a doctrine too shocking to every principle of human liberty, and too well secured by Cuiisiitutional previsions, to be atihniittsd lo by any man who linn a just regard fur ths liberties of his country . You udimt lhal colursd persons are eniitled to a hearing fur sny alledged grievance, bat to say thai they can approach the Legislature in the capacity of coniiituenta lo demand action, and insmici the General Assembly, no one in his senses will long advocate. Admit this all lo bs true, yet 1 sin equally sure with yourself, lhal no man in his senses will lung cuniend llml there is no difference between ihe riulii of instruction snd Ihe right nf uoiitiont nnd bnoaitsn they ctnnoi exercise the lorrrwr right,-, ther ah ill nut he per-milled io exersiao tbo latter. Yuu say they must present their sjrievansihmngh lltcir friends the whites, who alone, be. itm Constitution, have the right lo vole, lo insiriaet, and till ths office of Kcpreacniniiw. ire yuu aware, air, ol ihe con-eessiott you make, and iho airnogo dncirine lor which yon contend. You ndmii thai a colored peraon may hnve allrilped grievances tinder exisi-lug laws; vet yait denv lbs right of ihe person thi s aggrieves) tu approach the Legislature and ask a removal ef his uiicvancc. Wheiker the wronga done n colored person shall or shall nol be heard. Must depend on the ngtmsy uf ths white man. Sir, llns ia the doctrine ot slavery, double distilled and double n lined. I regret,' deplore, that any eiliscn nf Ohio should, for any purpose whatever, carry the doeiriua ol slavery beyond even Ihe slave-holder himself.' Ile.wlnlo ho hobls his slsve In bs nn longer a person, but s mere thins, on which ho has the right tn impose whatever hs may please, tin ninttkr how gi is veins In be borne, ynl be does not deny lha wretched victim of his power to be j lor moeoy, pardon, or release. Ho duaa nut turn him overtu llie miserable cunsolaiion that he hns no right la petition, but by his triemj ths whiitiun. Well might hs cry out, alas! I havn tin suali friend 1 beg of my fellow cillsens in Hhin, fur nny party or political pnrposs whatoven nol to nidVr ihsmsrUes, in acts nf justice and humanity toward this trorldvu down and dngrndwl race of men, by their fellow Citisens of lbs slsvs-holding Sisies. Are vou nol advised,. sir, that la the slave S'etes a free person nf cilnr is allowed tha right nf petition to the Legislates. And though I deplore, as I have snd, that. any eitiaennr Ohio should bo the advx cats of uynttieiuu.ia its worst form, towards tbo colored race, yet I rejoice that a large portion of our own citixens, ss well as those of oar sister States, have become aroused at the extravagant preiensions of Ihe slsve-hotding power, which is not only driving at the entire government of ihe country, but in fact is now virtually exercising such power. And in order to perpetuate ils existence snd maintain ils power undisturbed, it is constantly circulating the doctrine, and endeavoring to prove, that the laborer in the fres Stales, in a poirireal view, ought lo b- on a level with the slsve himself; that he ought not lo possess the right of suffrage, or be porinnted to take sny part in tbe affairs of government. Indeed, some of the politicians who favor slavery, snd believe that one man ought to live by the labor of another, openly avow that until this be the ease, the free States will be less secure sud less republican than tho slave States. The right of petition ss ll belongs to peraons, considered as on inalienable rigbt,isaqutsiiouof deep political interest to the country, ll will aoon mark with distinctive blessings ihe line tltut will divide the friends of liberty Ifom the sdvocates of oppression. Thestruggle is no longer doublful; and the man who' will endeavor to cover acts of oppression and injustice,.with lbs existing prejudice against the colored race, and make that prejudice the hobby by which he may ride into power, will soon meet from our intelligent snd enlightened' people the propor reward. Where iho tongue and the press remain free, oppression and injustice cannot continue forever; and the day of their exit is nlready dawning upon our land. reuroory to, lujn. ritcc.iru.vi. . From the Correspondence of tlia Lebanon rlinr. Columous, March 6, IB30. Yesterday in the House, Ihe report and resolu tion on the subject of llie unlawful seizure sud detcntioii'of Eliza Jane Johnson, a eolorcd wu-nian, carried frum Brown county, Ohio, to Mason comity, Kentucky,, were taken up and gave rise to oh animated aud interesting discussion. The gcnilemaii who reported the resolution, had, on Severn) occasions, endeavored lo lake it up, but without ettectt On yesterday, however, the Uouso agreed to tako up theeubject for final disposition. The fuels in tbe case,, were, 1 believe, pretty fairly set forth in iho report uf the select committee, which- yoa published some threo or four weeks ago, snd need not, therefore, be recspituluted here. The resolution requires the Guvornur of this State, respectfully to insist on her restoration to liberty, as-improperly snd illegally subjected to the laws snd jurisdiction of Kentucky, ll was not anlioipated that objections would be raised to this resolution. But no sooner was it luken up than Mr. Parish of Guernsey, moved ils indefinite postponement. The question was discussed, ond on taking the vote il failed. Immediately, Mr. Buchanan, member from Clermont county, moved ils postponement until tbe first Mondsy of December next and this also failed. Mr. Buchan-sn, is the same gentleman who said in reference to some potiiions from colored- peuple presented somo weeks age in the House, thst tie did not think negroes had any more right to petition tlte Legislature titan dogs. He is sn srdent, and, I doubt uot, warm hearted and generous vouug man; but he baa been raised under the infhicnco of shivery snd themannerasnd prejudices of slave institutions, iteuce llie sentiment expressed oy him on a furmer occasion. On his motion to post pone, he made a shutt speech' yesterday, snd st-tribuied ths whole movement to sbolition. lu attempting s tirade agninst the obolitionisis, he un intentionally paid them s high compliment, llo said ihe House never would have heard of this case but lor ths interference of a few abolitionists in his own, and Brown county; und that, but fur abolition this culored womsn mighthate rotted in thejail of Kentucky before any person would hare tioubltdtunuelj about Ifr I 'l li is he said in such emphstic tones that il was evident hs thought he was utterings most withering rebukslo abolitionists. The iruth is, abolition had nothing lo do with tho question; but ihe leading Van Buren men had deiermined tn connect it with abolition for the purpose of attaching, what they conceived the odium of abolition to tbe Whig party. The Whigs at leass, have a regard for' law a respect for the plighted faith of the Legislature and a jealousy of every attempt to treat our statutes and legal institutiuns with disrespect, which on sbnost eve ry question distinguishes litem Irotn ibo Van uu-ren party. This distinctiun was most strikingly dsvelupsd in this discussion. While on the purl ot ths supporterenf'ifle resolution, it wss cuntond-ed that s regard for uur own laws required thut we should see lhal oitierstates, nrcitixons ol other States.slionid not disregard-iheni t so tho duty of protection which ihe Stale owes to every human oeing wtiitin her itirieuit lion, required we artniild see thst this womsn was restored to the rights of which she has been deprived that if the citisens of s neighboring State cuuld carry off culored peo ple in Ulno without proving that they owed service in another Siateaccordmg to the law uf our own nndofthe U. thoy could carry utf whiiess'wcllas black men nnd it was-contenuVd that as tbslsw of the United States secured a ttial of tbsqucs. lion of owing service in snothor Stale, whether as a slave or opprcutice, inithe- fcltajo where apprehended, and where the peraon claimed could prove his identity and freedom thai it was not in the power of any State to change the jurisdiction, and place of trial that le permit aditferent rule would not only set sside the law of the United Stntes snd our own Stats, but wuuld in moat places effectunlly prevent a person, however illegally clnimed, Irotn ssserting tits viuloted rights. list would a boy, a man, or a. poor woman do, when illegally carried from Ohio to South Carolina or Georgia 1 The only porsnns who could prove ttieir identity anil place ol nativity, it may oe, in Ilia tree lend of Ohio, woald hs several hundred milosdisisnt! And yet Mcsra. l'flvisti,ol Gucrn-sov, Mcdill,of Fairfield, snd Hubbarii,of Lorain, all professing lube democrats, and to have a great regard for tho sacred righis of msn, thought thnt a person thus illegally seised snd carried off, could as well and as easily recover tlieir freedom in one place os soother that there was no necessity for interference in this mailer that it would be considered sn abolition movement, mo give great offence to Kentucky, Ac. &c In the course of lbs debnte ths name of John son, a rolored leoman, being frequently referred lo, Mr. Rronson, of Trumbull, very gravely, at least in nnnenroncet-roae in his plnoe, snd inquired of Mnlill or Parish if the woman referred to waaono of the relatives of lire Vice tVesitlrnt? He said the name and color would seem to iuJicsle such to be ihe case, and hs wanted information on thai point. Mr. Johnson, of Carroll, then took the floor, and said, lhal is liver rights of ihe Johnson family wero brought into discussion, as an huuiblo and vury unworthy member of it, lis must be heard. He aaid l lint from the lima of iho poet Ben Johnson, and tho great Samuel Johnson, down lo Dick Johnson of Ihe Great Crusting, and Johnson of Carroll, or Carroll Johnson, aa he him-aelf wna familiarly called, all the members of il, in all iis branches, and anuast all its rsriofi'oru tit cttloroccaiionalls, had been considered, nnd so ho would look upon them, ss a unit. Whatever, therefore, affected one member, touched the whole. He could not seeono uf thruiincarcera-ted innocently, and doomed lo perpetual slavery, merely becanee afto happened not to be quite aa white ss some other people. He then went into a sorbins snd sound argument in support nf ths resolution, nnd wna fdlowed by the Speaker on the sauia-aide, in ths best argament I heard on the qitesiion. On taking tha vote il stood yeas 37, nnys From Ihe Msasillon Osteite. A (lIKrn.E Tr.tM FOR TUB PRmmiiVCV. When Gen. Jackson ascended the Presidential Chair, he declared hisnself decidedly of opinion thut no President ought lo serve longer lhan a single term, lie did uot, however, pledge himself lo be governed hy thia opinion in Ilia event of his election. It ia not improbable that the simple expression of this opinion by Gen. Jackson was one of the moat prominent motives nf action amongst his original supporters. Gen. Jackson had somehow Ihe knack of saying good things and doing Ihe reverse. But be ill it as it may, the American people have long seen the necessity of restricting their Chief Magistrate to a single term. Tha tunnoik, Ihe confusion, the political corruption, lliat necessarily attend a Presidential election, where one of the can. didatea is an incumbent of that office, boa been illustrated with painful distiiictaeas in these latter days, Il is lime thai a aingle term precedent should be established. Il is not in consonance with Ihe rlignitj-of a wise and gteatnation, like ours, to have its Chief Magistrate entering tha political arena, maklnji electioneering speeches, and descending lo Ihe contemptible trickery of purchasing Ihs suffrages of olhce. holders and office-burners, at the price ot his own self, respect. Tha system is a bad one and lot us reform it altogether. Gen. Harrison has not only expressed himself aa an advocate of Ihe doctritio.which would prescribe a single term to tfi President, but hs baa oouia our over his own sign nuuiual, and pledged himself, if elected to the distinguished! station, to retire from it at the end of four years. The editor of the Missouriari, anxious to know the General's aenthnentr on this subject, addressed him a letter, requesting an explanation. The reply waa prompt and here it ia "North Bend, Jan. 17, 1838. "Sir: In answer to the inquiry made in youv letter of the 29th ult., I repest the declaration I have ol'len before made, lhal if elected President of Ihe United States, I would under no Circumstances, become a candidate for a second term. ' 1 em, very respectfully, Your obedient servant. WM. H. HARRISON. Jabiis H. Birch, Esq., Editor of the Missourlon." f From the Lancaster Gazette. THE TRAITORS. Below, we give a letter from a friend in Co- iuuiuuo. miu wo neru uisu occasion lo say, that we concur with the writer when ho says, "the real Whigs owe it to themselves, and to the State, that Ihe traitors should be known." Cannot the editor of the Journal, eonvmientlu. respond to the oft expressed wish of a large number of Whigs, in various parts of the Stale, on mis snoject, ry giving to the public, through his columns, the names of the traitors, that they may receive tne broad, deep mark of reprobation, so justly their due. from au insulted and betrayed constituency, that the waters of Letha cannot ellace or obliterate! "vojiUffluusr Marcn j,-1 ojo. "Dear Sir: lam mortified snd clincrined to 11'' H I n ..inn communicate to you, snd through you' to those who dare to svow'themsclvestcbo ff'hins ofFair- Jield, the result of tbo election for Associate Judge ot your county, i ne voteran Bcorixi.0 is super- scaeai una wouiu nave seen less intolerable, butfur the fact that thore iaanominnl majority of thoso who call themselves Whigs, in tho General Assembly. In justice lo that body,, collectively, it is due to its members tu say, that two, (Messrs. Allen nnd Thruston,) were nbscnt from indisposition. Of the balance,-all but five or six ore utrue as steel." But thcro are a few,- crept into the fold, who havo "tbe form, without ibo spirit," of the good old Whiggory of '76. Trading politicians, with whom a vote for o Major GeiuraU shijt, sn Associate Judge, or a rood tv'irropriation, effccis marvellous inroads upon their principles, snd imposes obligations which must be returned! in kind. They should be pointed out, ond the brand ef Judas Iscsriut sffixed- upon their fore-beads snd Iheir names. The real Whigs owe it lo themselves, and lo the Stste, lhal Ihe traitors should be made known. On th:s day, an set came down to tho House( from the Senate, "Further to amend the net, entitled nn oct to incorporate the Zaneaviile and Maysville Turnpike Compsnv." It wss recently discovered thst the former act involved the prin- :l. r .'J.-. .M. I f.i..j.-... .1... .I......: bipic wi ,,H.ii.i.uMi iiMvm.y iu untiium au earnestly contended for by ihe oc)rororof lbs Legislature In other words, the act provides, thst persons subscribing stock in- said Company ahall be rraponsiblr, not only for his own slock, but for thai of all and singular the other subscribers. Thus: a farmer in Fairfield, onxions lo see the wurk progress, is willing to subscribe 100 lo that object; bul he finds, on reading tbo charter, that in so doing, he binds himself for the subscription of every other stockholder onlhe line,'rom Zsnes-ville to Aberdeen nol one in twenty of whom he Knows snv thing about! Pio sane man would sub scribe, under such circumstances. And so it wss recenily-found in Lsncsster, when Judge Irvin gave thia construction to the set. Well application was msde to the Legislature tn remove this imi'Mi of Loeofocuistn from the charier. Mr. .Ilcdm wor applied to, but,Vicv having been oil winter engaged in voting and spouting tot just sticA principles in other acts, could not out on the face (though be has ai much countenance as al most sny msnj he could not put nn the hice to move the measure. So "Old Muskingum" wasoall-ed lu the rescue, snd introduced s -bill prepared by Mr, Medill giving a Legislative tmutruftion, or rather s declaration of whst wss the "true inusnt snd meaning'1 of that act declaring it not to mean what its-words import! He wus told that such declsratiuns would not work a curs of the evil, snd advised to so remodel the bill ns to repeal the objectionsble fesmre, but lliisdie "neglected snd refused la itr.v Ths House, snxious for lha successor the project, psssed Ihe hill in the shape he had drafted it. Bul not so the Senate. They struck out, whst ihey believed to' he a false declaration, and passed a bill to repeal, As I said before, to-day, the bill thus amended, -earns down from the Senate, and the queatiun woo on agreeing lo the amendment. Whnl will yon think what will your renders- think when 1 aay, thst Medill and Judge Graybill, and Trevilt, snd the other Imos voled aoaikst tux sili.I Yoo will pmbobly see s report of this in Ihe papers. Ilre--mains to bo seen whether the good people 4f JOld Fairfield," are more interested is) maintaining their beat interests, or in- sustaining the raw, crudonoiortfof Mr. Medill, on political seonomy. Respectfully, yours. THE NEW 6TATZ IIOUFE. Our mnnev-saving, tiie-economiziiig, federal, reform Legislature, have psssed s Isw, of which ths following are ihs provisions. Ths lowest cost of building, wn believe, is estimated t $500,000. This wasteful extravagance, bv a Legislature, thst could not appropriate a hundred thousand dollars tn construct s Csnal through s section of eountrv that has long since paid into the Siste Treasury twics Ihs amount: What a God-send to a suffering people is llie ascendsnay ol federal 'principles! 1 We cu the above from the Banner of last week. If furnishes another instance of tory fuimcsa and consistency, Perhaps wc ought not to say this, however, aa the learned editor may be ignorant of Ihe fact, thai the Legislature, in providing for the const motion of a new State House, have but carried out the recommendation of Governor Lucas, made a few ycara since ia one of his annual messages, Fur a Whig Legislature then.tocomnlv withthe recommend1.. tions of a Vanocrntic Governor is 'wasteful ex-Iravsgnnce' ia art--exemplification of federal ptinciplea ! ! ' Governor Luces will, no doubt, feel thankful for the high compliment paid him. Bul agnin, it no happens that our present representative, Aft. Tracjr, ao highly commended by the Banner for his democratic principles, voted for this aame bill for the erection of a new State House.. He too Ihen, is in favor of 'waste extravagance,' lie loo lent his aitl in tha support of 'federal principles.' We are nol the political friends of Mr. Tracy, hut can never abuse him in this manner. Perhaps it will be aaid in vindication of ex-Governor Lucaa (though il canuol be uaed for Mr. Tracy) that, when be made the recommendation, the finances of ths country wore in a prosperous condition, and that now they are in a slate of embarrassment. It is then admitted at length, that the country is auffi riiitr nnderpecn-niary distress, the editor speaks of a 'suflering people. The Globe but recently declared, iu the fnce of facta, thai there was ne distress which any honest msn ought lo regret, and Ihe lory paper responded aye, ayo there is no distress, snd none more loudly than the Banner. Bui now, forsooth, when ills politic to abuse a Whig Legislature for complying with Ihe recommendations of a Vauocralic Governor, the people are a 'suffering people. 'iltere is consistency and fnrrneira in this we like to see it Ml. Vernon H'.ehman. THE SriRIT OF LOCOI'OCOISM. The following denunciation of the Hon. N. P. TALLMsntic, a Senator in Congress, appeared, a few days ago, in Ihe Albany Argus, Mr. Von Buren's organ: Resolrta Thst if in-thedepihsof deep political damnation there is a dspth atill more profound, that is Ihs next place to which Ihs Iscariot Tal-modge ought lubosleclod. The spirit of Ihe above resolittioa ia precisely lhal which characterises the organ of tho Administration at Wanhiiigton, and at Columbus; it is the malignant and rencreful spirit which prodaced tlio massacre of Ihe Protestants, called the massacre of-St. Bartholomews, ant! which again deluged France in llie blood of her best citixens, while Robespierre, Dsntnn, and Marat Ihe triumviri, damned to eternal fame-acting under the guise of i)tmoeney, controlled her destinies. Fcllow-cltiuns, is this tlte spirit ot Democracy' it tha spirit which ohnnld aotuatejfnwr-t'cans Is ilthe spirit uf 'Christianity! How long can Urxrtv exist- whrrs this spirit pre, rails! We pause I avyly. .V. K. .

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A deduction of twenty per cent., (on the eieess,) when Ihe amount eiceede twenly tloltnrsln six months. - All Advertisements ihonlil lie marked on 'heir face with the numlier of insertions desired, or they will he continued till ordered out, nnd charred by the Insertion. Ho responsibility for errors In leinl Court Advertise meats, heyoud lue amount charged for their Insertion. VkARLY iDVBRTIBma. " ' - Oni tilth of a column, (alwlt 55 llnee,). ...... .lit 00 One-fourth IB 00 One half. ... 25 00 A full column 40 00 Any Advertl'or exceeding the amount envaneri, to he charged for the evcess, it tne nrsi rate anove manuonoo. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1938. . .. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. . . Senate. The Board of Public Works bill is now in (he hands of n joint committee of Conference, the districting proposition having been insisted upon in the House. Should this not be rejected by the committo, there is danger of the bill being finally lost. By a Joint resolution, the Governor lias been directed to appoint, at the appropriate season, during the present year, a day of public Thanksgiving. We rejoice to perceive this good old Yankee custom so generally adopted in these new Western States; and are particularly pleased that Ohio has so promptly and decidedly given her sanction to it. The vaiious amendments of the two branches to the long contested Quo Warrnn.nbill, having, at length, beett finally disposed of, the same is now a law of the land. A joint resolution has passed both branches, recommending the establishment in this State of the Western National Armory. Ohio is undoubtedly the most eligible and proper location for this armory or foundry for the manufacture of the arms to bo used by our Western Army, that can be possibly selected ; and we trust that our Representatives and Senators in Congress, will, as requested by them in the resolution, make strenuous and untiring exertions, should it be found necessary, to promote and complete this favorite and desired object. The resolution was introduced by the Senator from Butler, Mr. Vance. House. Mr. Kelley took an early occasion to refer to the letter we published on Wednesday from the Perry county newspaper, charging him with being unfriendly to the Zan-sville and Maysville Turnpike Road, and to certain remarks in the Statesman of a similar nature, which he pronounced " abusive, unjust, and untrue.' Mild terms to bo applied to that most infamous letter. Mr. Treritl felt called upon to say, that Ae was not responsible for the letter. This was somewhat singular, as Mr. Kelley had not charged the authorship upon him; and added to the fact that he did not deny having written it, but simply affirmed that lie was not "responsible," ws deem it evident that Mr. McdilPs proxy is the author ol all the letters which have appeared in the Perry Courier during the session, signed "Lobby," and abounding with personal denunciations and gross misstatements. It will be seen that Mr. Mcditl entered a complaint against the Register, upon the same Zanes-villeTarnpike score. We thought we did the member jiuliee. We gave the yeas and nays upon the final disposal of the bill, and regret that Mr. MediWs name should not have been found on the side his Fairfield friends expected to have found it. We gave a transcript of the journals. ei MR. WALTON. We observe by the Slatesman of yesterday, that the Senator from Monroe particularly distinguished himself in the Senate on Wednesday. In our humble opinion, if he spoke the speech as it is set down by his jacobin mouth-piece, he conclusively proved that his notorious want of brains is only e quailed by his want of courtosy ; and that in his character is unhappily combined the willing and the slanderer. The Statesman ays : ' So severe was Mr, Walton on this bold move, the vacating the scat of Curtis Bates, that Mr. Morris rose and asked an explanation. Mr. Walton remarked that when he saw men about to VIOLATE Til Kill OATHS, and trample the (onslitulion of Ikeir country in the oW to such men ha had no explanation to make." If the Senate had been true to its own dignl ty, it would have expelled this common scold and vilifierwithout an hour's delay. Theeharge of fcrjury is a grave one neither to be light ly made nor lightly resented. REMARKS OK SIR. STOKELY. This genllrmnn'a remarks upon tbo Small Nolo Bill will be found at length in to-day's Register. Their dispassionate tone, and logical force, will effect much Inwards defeating the senseless jargon of demagogues, who seek lo deceive the People, to the end that they may themselves bo advanced. WHERE 18 .MR. TIIRUSTON1 This gentleman was absent from his seat in the Mouse of Kcproscntativee several weeks, prior to the Sth of March. About that time, he returned to his sent, remained one or two days. Toted to rescind Ibe resoluiion for final adjourn ment on the I2ih, and slum has not been seen in the House! W here is he Mio Statesman, Mr. Thruston left Columbus at the lime mentioned by the Slatesman, for his residence, In very ill health. Heaven forbid that it should he ao, but It may be that he is in his grave. Will the relentless hale of the tory editor follow bun there, btcaute kil father-in-law is a stockholder in Ikt Dayton Bankt About the Sth of March, Mr. Starkweather vacated his seat in the Senate, and soon after was followed by Mr. Parish of the Hous: both apparently, and we trust mtlly, in the en joyment of health. " H'AWe art fAry?" SUPERIOR COURT OF CINCINNATI David K. Kara was Inst evening elected Judge of this newly constituted Court, without oppositiou. Mr. Kate is eminently qualified for the Elation, by great legal experience, and tat enls of the highest order. MISSISSIPPI ELECTION. Tha Governor of Mississippi has ordered an lection to be held on the Mil and 91th days of April, to fill the Congressional vacancies caused by the late decisions of the House of Representatives. Prenliss and Word are tha Whig can didates. Will the Columbus Journal do us the justlre to notice our reply In an article which It quotes with commendation! lineinruift l.Tprets. Willingly, if lbs editor will favor us with ! Copy of his replication. The Express contain-' the reply never reached uj the one of the I '1 IVr, referring the editor of the Whig to lb u question, scan received. . ' ' " CONGRESS.' We have Monday's proceedings. , Mr. Webster addressed the Senate five or six hours against the Sub-Treasury bill. The correspondent of the Baltimore Transcript says: . His arguments did not differ materially from those he na already given on this vexed subject, but to-day he poured out tha whole wealth of his powers in bringing together a host of illustrations, to support them. The greater portion of his remarks were confined to an elaborate examination of the true financial policy of this country, as differing from that of Europe, and the total inapplicability of the Sub-Treasury bill, either as a remedy for the present distress, or as an enduring piece of legislation. The Senate was crowded to excess, as it was yesterday; but the logic of the Senator's arguments was ratlior too profound for the ladies, who rapidly thinned off as the speech progressed, and who no doubt considered Webster's solidity as far below the fun and frolic of Clay's harangues. .The masculine part of the assembly were held together like so many statues, until the close of the sitting, and many a round of murmured applause rose upon the orator's ear, as he succeeded in establishing clearly the different points in his arguments. Websterdwelt long to-day on the constitutionality of establishing a uniform currency for the country. Tomorrow, the replying pari of his speech will be given, in answer to Calhoun particularly! and no doubt it will draw out the great South Carolinian again, and if so, a day like Saturday may be expected. The correspondent of the American brings the speech down to a somewhat later hour; though not to its close. He writes The constitutional question formed the next subject of Mr. Webster's speech, and this was followed by an eloquent and powerful reply in answer to Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Webster began with the beginning, and took Mr. Calhoun up where Mr. Clay on Saturday left him. Mr. Webster read extracts from Mr. Calhoun's speeches, proving that he had changed his policy on constitutional questions, and directly denied now what he had as directly asserted years gone by. The powers nf Ciingren was another part of Mr. Webster's answer lo Mr. Calhoun. Here, too, Mr. W. proved from written and E rimed testimony that he asserted now what he ad before dented, and denied now what he had before asserted. $7 Our profoundest thanks are due to the editor of the Statesman, for republishing the Register s article headed " The Spring Elrr-Horn." In return, so soon as we can find spare room, we shall republish the Statesman's glow- ng account of a splendid victory achieved in one of the tawmhipiol Hancock county, to wit: the election of a Fan Buren Jtulice nf the 1'eace ! Oh, thou spotless saint ! Dr. Duncomee, the expatriated Canadian, left this city yesterday morning for Washington. Previous to his departure, we are inform ed, Samuel Mcdary, Esq. presented the Dr. a hundred dollar bill, A generous act. . Dun-combe's estate in Canada was confiscated by the Provincial Government, and we doubt not the aid came opportunely. In another column will be found the commu nication of Freedom. It was addressed "To Hit Editor of the Siattimani" but that print having declined to give it room, it was sent to us. It is upon a subject, with the discussion of which we do not desire to have our columns filled; but we aro such strenuous friends of free enquiry, that we cannot refuse to let all have a hearing. CANADIAN NEWS. Gen. Clark, of Gallia, has politely furnished us with the following extract from a letter addressed to him by a Canadian Refugee, a worthy mechanio, who was recently driven from his home. He tells tho tale of suffering in the simple guise which is calculated to secure general credence: uTbe following description of her Mnjcsty's prisoners in Upper Canada, by a refugee who has just made his escapofroin prison, may be inierusl- ing to sums in this country, aa s largo number of the persons now in confinement sre citisens uf the United Ststea. I will here confine myaclf to tlto priaoners with whom I was myself confined. "In the first place, poraons accused of disloyal ty sre crowded in llie same cell nr room in prison, with ihoso who aro imprisoned for theft, rubbery and other oriiues, ihua mixing the tnoai filthy, dis gutting, and degraded part of community with the moat rrapectahle citiiena. The are all swarming with lice, snd the prisons sre extremely filthy, aa the following facta will show : "There ianoplnce provided for the convenience ofnuiarei but buckets are placed in lbs room, which are seldunt emptied until they have remain ed on i he Aoor soma lime, snd tho filth is left several incites deep t and I moat solemnly dctlare that tha alencli from the buckets, even in culd weaiher, was slmost iinpnisible to endure. There sre neither seatsor beds, and not even slrsw provided for litem to lie on, snd ibero are so many jammed tngoiher, that some have lo stand up while others lie down. Their food is bread and water, thore waa no fuel provided for them, not even in tha culdeat wenthar, nnd their Buffering in Ibis respect was exirema. They generally find lliemtelvea ill a stale of decline in a few daysi and from the fact IhatOon, Van Egman and soma others hnve died with a short confinement in cold weather, it is not supposed that the most hardy can survive when the weather gois warm." Trout the Baltimore American, of March 13. FIIOM THE SOUTH. By the Charleston and Norfolk lines of steam boats we have Charleston papers to the 9lh in clusive, and Norfolk slips to the 1 lilt. Cafture or 400 Indians. An officer of tho army, who arrived at St. Augustine on the M nit., from the interior, brought intelligence of the capture of about 400 Indian warriors, in two bodies, about 18 miles from fort Bassiuger, in a North-Easterly direction, by Gen. Jesup. Il is said the first party were captured by the army, and they acted aa guides, which led to tho capture of the second. Afler their capture, they requested permission to go out and bring in their families, which Gen. Jesup refused, but suffered a few, only, to go out for that purpose. The report came from Tampa, and was confirmed by express from fort Mellon, at Ticolala. From Florida. We learn from the steamer Jnkn Mnmi, (snys the Charleston Courier,) from Indian river (Florida) thit the further cessation of hostilities, to onntinno for five days, to allow tho Indians to come in, hid been agreed to by (.en. Jesup, which had not expired from the last accounts from the army. Some) further particulars ol tha melancholy fute of the lute Dr. Leitner, have been communicated to us. Information had reached St. Augustine that Dr. L. waa taken alive by the Indians, but very severely wonmM they cams to the determination to preserve his life, in order to avail thenmelvra of his professional services, and therefore provided a litter fir him, and carried him with them about 70 miles, taking the greatest care to make his situation as comfortable as possible. After they had proceeded this distance, however, a young Indian, who hsd lost a brother In tho battle with Col. Taylor's command, rushed upon Dr. Ieitnerae helny nn a blanket, and sending up a hellish yell, shot him dead with his rifle. (Srcncral SCastmlilB of Iifo. ' SENATE. Wednesday, March 14, 1838. Evening 'Scuiun. The resolutions of Mr. Hawkins relative to Bank, Bridge and Insurance Companies, were taken up and the first two agreed to, when they were again laid upon the table. . On motion of Mr. Hawleim, the Senate reconsidered their vote on ordering to a third reading, the bill supplementary to the act incorporating the Gallipolis and Chillicothe Turnpike Company, The bill was laid on the table. A number of resolutions were taken up and postponed. Air. Vance offered tin following resolution, which was agreed to: Resnhed by the General Jluembly of the State of Ohio, That in the opinion of this Legislature, the Siuim of Ohio, from her local advantages nnd gco-lugicnl situation, together with the sbundance of the necessary material, such aa iron and coal, as also all tho necessary water power end means of ehenp transportion in every direction, by wuter communication, is entitled to the location of the WeBtern National Armory, and thnt ourSonaiors and Representatives in Congress, be, and they are hereby requested lo use their best endeavors to obtain an set of Congress to locale end establish the Armory nt some point within the territorial limits of tho Stale of Ohio. Hctolncd, That the Governor be requested to forward copies of (he foregoing resoluiion, to nsch of our Senntore and Representuiivea in Congress, nnd ulo to the President and Vice President uf the United Stales. Thcrsday, March 15, 1038. Reportt of Standing Committees. Vj Mr. King, from the School Committee, ihe bill of last session providing for an equal distribution of all taxes and other moneys collected or received for school purposes within the original surveyed township 11, between the present townships of Circlevillt and Washington, in proportion to the number of children therein; recommending its indefinite postponement. A-greed to. By Mr. James, from the Finance Committee, an additional report in relation to the annual reports of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, of the Board of Public Words, and the Treasurer of State. Laid on the table. By the same, the bill (II.) declaratory of and amendatory to Ihe act providing for Ihe distribution and investment of this Stale's proportion of the surplus revenue, with, amendments, which were agreed to. Ordered to its third reading. By Mr. Cox, from the Committee on Enrollment.Reports nf Select Committees. 13y Mr. Thomas, in relation to the petitions for the removal of the seat of justice of Lucaa county, asking lo be discharged from the consideration of the subject, which was agreed to. Mr. Harris then moved its recommittal to the Judiciary Committee, which motion, afler some discussion, was lost. Mr. Gorton then offered a resolution to review and re-locate said seat of justice, when Mr. Smith moved that the papers and resolution be indefinitely postponed. Agreed to. The bill of the House, making appropriations for the year 1838, was committed to the Finance Committee. Third Headings. K bill (H.) declaratory of, and amendatory to the act providing for the distribution and investment of this State's proportion of the surplus revenue. Passed. A bill (II.) to incorporate theCarrollton Hook and Ladder Company. Passed. A bill (H.) to amend the act to provide for the election of county recorders, and prescribing their duties. Passed. A bill (H.) to incorporate the Paioesville Library Association, in Geauga county. Passed.A bill (H.) to authoriie the several county Auditors in this Stale to permit certain school districts to receive their portion of the school fund. Passed. A bill (II.) to incorporate the First Univer salis! Society or Sharon township, in Medina county. Passed. TI.e resolution of the House requesting the Governor to appoint a day of Thanksgiving, was agreed to. 1 he amendments of the Mouse to the amend ments of the Senate to the Quo Warranto bill, were agreed to. The resolution of the House directing the vjuarier master ucneral to commute certain arms, waa screed to. On motion, Mr. Hawkins' Bank resolutions wero again takeu up. The third resolution was agreed to. The Senate insisted on their amendment to the amendment of the House to tha Board of Publio Works bill, and asked a committee of Conference. On motion of Mr. If We, tho Senate took up and ordered to its third reading, the bill authorizing the heirs of James Bishop lo make certain contracts. Mr. 6'rwn moved a re-consideration of the vote taken in the morning, nn the indefinite postponement of the resolution relative to the removal of the seat of Justice of Lucas county. sim uiuiion was mat yens 13, nays lu. tin motion of Mr. Jrbutklc. Stan cv Watson. of Madison county, John Owen nnd W. II. Me- I. res, ol (.hampaign county, were appointed Trustees of Ihe Jelferoon, Crhana, and Troy road, established as Free Turnpiko at the present session. On motion of Mr. Borers, the Senate took an the bill for distributing the Revised Statutes, snd recommitted the sstnn to a Select Committee.On motion of Mr. Olirer, the bill further to amend ihe act incorporating the Cincinnati, Columbus, and Woosler Turnpike Company, was indefinitely postponed. I ne bill III.) lo provide for Ihe sale of sec tion lti, township It, ranee IT, in Hocking county, on motion of the School Committee, tins imlehnitely postponed. Mr. Vincent ofTered a resolution for commuting muskets, for 64 satires and 04 brace of pistols, for the use of tho tld Brigade, 14 th Division O. M., which was agreed to. On motion, the bill (II.) to provide for Ihe more prompt and general ubliealion of Ihe publio acts of this Slate, was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Steele, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole on the bill (II.) lo abolish imprisonment for debt. On its return to Ihe Senate, on motion of Mr. S;wngrr, il was committed In the Judiciary Committee. The following bills were indefinitely postponed : The hill (II.) concernimr unclaimed moneys. The bill (S.) to amend the act to provide for me aisinouiion nnu ante Keeping 01 tne taws ana journals. The bill (S.) to enforce specie payments by the Hanks. The bill (S.) to amend the act to regulate proceedings, when Banks and bankers are par lies, and lo prohibit issuing Bank bills of certain descriptions. Tho bill (II.) lo regulate the appointment of Associate Judges and Clerks In the Courts ol Common I'leas. The following bills wen postponed to next Liecemner : The hill (S.) lo smend the act to regulate the practice nt ilia Judicial Courts. The bill (N.) to improve the navigation of Ihe l.lilppoway and KHIhiick waters, by Canal and Slaekwater navigation. On motion of Sir. Thomas, the Senate look up tha bill supplementary to Ihe act incorporating the uaiii pons and (. millennia turnpike l orn pony. Mr. Stokely moved ila postponement lo next December, winch motion was lost. The question wss then on ordering; the hill to be en grossed, after some discussion, again taken and loot yeas 13, nays IS. HOUSE OK Ri:i'IUXF.NTATIVE3. Tscasnav, March 15, 1838. Mr. Chamber) presented two affidavits In re lalion lo tho contracts of Taylor and M'Connell mh ll.a l. Ii .1 .... ... I i k nnlnMil I. be printed with tha report made by him on yea- lernay. Mr. Clarlof Huron, on leave, Inlrodared bill to organise, the tusiny of F.iie, The constitutional rule having been dispensed with, the bill was read a second time, and referred to the Standing Committee on the Judiciary. . - On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Stark, the following resolution was adopted: Resoteed by the Qencrsd Atscmbly of the Slate of Ohio, That the Governor be, and he is hereby requested lo issue his proclamation lo Ihe inhabit-ante of thia Stato, recommending to them the ob-aervance of a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God,' for his blessings to us aa a peoplot which day ahall be seleclea nt the discretion uf the Governor, and designated in his proclamation. Mr. Kelley asked the attention of the House for a few minutes, while he repelled certain abusive remarks made in the Statesman, and in the Perry County Democrat, in reference to his course on the bill declaratory of the true intent of the act incorporating the Zanesville and Maysville Turnpike Company. He pronounced tho remarks abusive, jnjiist, and untrue. Mr. Mcditl aaid he thought if any member had reason to complain of newspaper remarks on the passage of this bill, he was that member; the Register in this city having charged upon him that he proved recreant lo bis trust, and recreant to the interests of his constituents, by the vote he gave on that occassion. Some one, whom he thought was a member of Ihe House, had written to his own county, charging the same thing upon him.- He nevor would interfere with the constituents of any member, and he thought it ill-placed to interfere with his. Mr. Trcvitt thought the remarks of the gentleman from Franklin might be considered as implicating him; he did not hold himself responsible. Ho, however, thought tho greater part of Ihe charges were true. There were some things that might aa well have not been said. Mr. Kelley did not think the gentleman from Perry a responsible person. He should not hold Aim responsible. Mr. Hughes observed he rarely ever noticed slanderous publications in newspapers with regard to himself, but as the gentlemen from Franklin and Fairfield were casting off newspaper aspersions, he would ask leave to allude to a publication in Ihe Democratic Banner, and in tho Hilshorotigh Gazelle in which worda were put into his mouth, to which he knew every member in ibis House would unhesitatingly give the lie. The House agreed to the resolution of Ihe Senate fixing on Monday next, Ihe 19th inst., as the time of adjournment sine die. On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House insisted upon that portion of its amendments to the bill lo abolish tho Board of Public Works and to revive the Board of Canal Commissioners, which provides for the election of one member each year yens 64, nays 0. On motion of Mr. Cook, the House insisted upon that portion of its amendments to the same bill, which divides Ihe State into districts yeas 33, nays 33, The amendments made by the Senate to this bill were agreed to. The Houso agreed to tho resolution of the Senate directing the Speaker of that branch to audit Ibe accounts of Curtis Bales. The House receded from its amendments to the bill in relation to mortgages. The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the resolution providing for the election of a Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati, at 7 o'clock thia evening. The House agreed to the resolutions of the Senate in reference to the location of a Western National Armory. Mr. Trcvitt offered a resolution requesting Ihe Geological Board lo report to this House whether any one of their number had speculated in the lands which they had examined and found valuable; or whether any person had done so by reason of information obtained through them. Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House took np the resolution in relation to an alteration in the width of the Wabash and Erie Canal. Mr. Hubbard moved to postpone Ihe resolution indefinitely. Lost. Mr. Richmond then moved to amend Ihe resolution so as to make the width of the canal 40 feet, and the depth 4 feet, instead of 50 feet by 5. Lost. Mr. Branson then offered an amendment, which was to shorten the distance to be narrowed AVey ofTered a substitute, which directs that all parts of the canal between the Indiana Slate Line and Manhattan, shall be fifty feet wide by fire feet deep, provided that such alteration, in the opinion of the Board of Public Works, will not materially increase the expense. Agreed lo. Air. Htclimnud moved to amend the resolution by adding, that the Board of Public Works shall construct a navigable communication from Mau- ruee city to f errysburgli, provided it can be done at an expense not exceeding 50,000. Lost. I ne resolution was then passed. The House receded from its amendments to Ihe bill to incorporate ihe town of Clifton, in the counties of Clark and Green. The House agreed to the resoluiion of the Se nate appointing Trustees for Ihe Jefferson and Troy Turnpike. I lie House also agreed to the resolution of Ihe Scnsie in relation to the commutation of arms. Mr. Kelley, from the Committee on Finance, introduced a bill levying a lax for State and school purposes, and the constitutional rule having been dispensed with, the same was read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third resdiag on lo-morrow. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution appointing W. Walker, of Crawford county, P. Wheeler. of Hardin coanty, John Marquis, of Logan county, Lyman North and W. Ward, of Champaign county, Trustees of the Turnpike from Cham paign county to u raw lord county. Agreed to. Mr. Meilill, from the Standing Committee on New Counties, reported unfavorably to a change of the county seat of Gallia county, and also of mercer county. Mr. Medill, from Ihe Standing Committee on Ibe Judiciary, reported back the bill to organixe tha county of Erie, with amendments, which were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Ou motion of Mr. tVnr, of Huron, the eon. stitulionnl rule was dispensed with for the purpose of reading the bill for tbo organiintion of the county of Erie the third lime. The bill waa then read and passed. On motion of Mr. CAamcWs, the House del clined acceding lo Ihe request of theenale for a new Committee of Conference on the subject matter nf difference between Ihe two Houses on the bill regulating; tolls on Ihe National Road, and adhered tn its disagreement to Ihe amendments of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Buchanan, a message was sent to Ihe Senate informing thai body that tho Hall of the House was ready for Iheir reception, for the purpose of electing a Judge for the Superior Court of Cincinnati. The member of the Senalr, preceded by their Spouker, look their seals in the Hull, and proceeded lo Ihe election. David K. Este having received a majority of all the votes given, was dcclured Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati for Ihe term of seven years. The members nf tha Senate then withdrew, and the House adjourned. Hows np RrrsmriMTATivtj, Win 16, I B in. Ma. Gallaoiier I am represented, in the Regiator of this morning, as having voted in the negative, on ordering Ihe bill making further appropriation for eonhniiiug the Geological Survey of the State. This is a mistake I voled fur the hill in all its stages, and wish to be considered as favorable to llie Survey, Yours, cVo. J. SMUCKER. Cahtioh Counterfeit Dills, purporting to ba "?,(H) Times os the Commercial Hank of Lake Erie, are In circulation. The Cminterfeiia are well cnlculaiod to deceive tha pnblie, dated (some nf them) March IS. 11)34, No 31160, Latter A , I. Cast rros'l , T. P. llnndy Cnsli'r. tliu aignaiurt of Ilia Prtiident well doue, that of the Cneliinr very pomlv. The engraving rough, slerrmvped plats, snd complexion dark. Clntlmvl llcruii. For the Journal ana) Beslster. To the Editor of the Ohio Statesman ' Sir: I have seen in your doily psper of the 10th instant, en srtiole which I lake to be editorial, on ihe subject of petitiona of colored persons, iu which, if 1 can understand your meaning correctly, you lay Sown thisprinciple, that no person has the right of petition lo a legislative body, except he or she be sn elector, and have the right lo vote fur a representative to lhal body tn which his or her petition is la be presented;, and I am more inclined to believe Ihisrto be your real meaning and intention, from the fact that 1 find in the some paper, scverul members of the General As-semhly, belonging to the some political party to which you sre aiiachcd, express ihe same opinion, snd hnve, in plain and unequivocal language, denied Ihe right of petition to colored persons. Nothing, in my opinion, can be more unjust, or moreiirroneous,dangerous and alarming, than the support of doctrine like ibis. You will no doubt admit that negroes are persons, having souls lo be saved at last, nad bodies to be injured. Indeed, you speak of them n colored persons. They are lhan deserving the csreof Ihe pliilunthropietyand are subject to the Inws of ihe country; and it would be a monstrous position to assume, that a person subject le the laws should not approach the lawgiver by petitinrin order to preseut a grievance iu which the luws subjected him. The Indians aro by aa considered o conquered people, subject to the control of the Government; bin, permitted to live under their own laws, they do nol possess the right of suffrage, nor are they conaidercd ra citisens of the United States, or any State; yet lo deny them the right of petition to Congress or the Legislature uf a a late, would shock the moral sense of ihe community, as well as Ihe common justice of mnnkiud. 'i'bey possess this right becnuse ihcy are amenable lo our power. Tbo furthest this denial of the right of petition has ever been attempted lo be carried towards person within our jurisdiction, woe a denial lu llioso who disclaimed allegiance to our government, or proteaiion from our laws, relying upon ihe Inw of nations only. I would be glad to know in whst l;(ir you view persons of color in our State; are they foreigners, owing no allegiance tu tho government, or aro they citizens, subjects if you please, eupable of acquiring or holding property 1 Does the law of descents apply to iheni; or are thoy eupable of executing a grant, nr making a devise!' Tu all those questions I sin sure you will give su affirmative answer. Thoy are then subject to the I aw sol' ihe Stale, and their property is liable to taxation; nnd ought nol taxation and representation to go hand in hand? or at least ought not tlio right of petition tu exist, where the power of taxation reachosl A denial of this wuuld, in my opinion, be tho very essence of tyranny. 1 donor pretend lodeuv but that the community can justly exclude from lire right of eicciiuu, Diiu uoiug ciecieu, any class ol persons they may choose; but 1 do contend that juet gov erniuenis drsw all their powers from the governed ; ana tne oasis oi our government is persons, no mstior of what complexion and that the riirht nf petition hoa never boon surrendered by the govern- ru in nuy country, mucn less in ours. Do you not know, thai in the enumeration of Demons in our State in order to fix ihe ratio ol representation wiigiwiiuiui Hianes no uismiciion lor Willi us all aro free persons. The provision of our State Constitution dues nol slier this provision, though it fixes the basis of ourTopreseutuiion upon free white aisle persons, overthe ago of twonly-one years. This iss constitutional rule, arbitrary in Us character, and proves nolhtng beyond Ihe case it provides lor. It is like the rale in the same Constitution thai rtquires-a Senator to be thirty years of sge, snd a Uepreseniativs twenty-five. Rut lot us lay aside inferences, snd corns lu incts. Our laws, I take for urantert. uernut colored nor. sons lo hold resl esius as well ss personal, and to ecu or oeviae tne soma m their pleasure; snd Ihe right of sliens to enjuy this privilege does nol ex-elude those of color; all these persons have the right to n-Tjiase land at the puhlicsales, as well ne of private individuals. Could sny law of our State, except for the sommissiou of crime, justly prevent the purchssers- from tlw quiet enjoyment of their property 1 1 should ihiuk not. but if thst could be the case, lite lands, you will nol deny, wouiu ueauDjeci to malaxing powerol tliebioio. And is this new-lsngted doctrine lo prevail.' thai you will impose a lax upon a person, and not per mit mm to pennon ipe tnxing power. Tins would be oppression snd lyrnnnv of the deepest dve. in- stesd of republican juaiics. Pray, sir, what was tne principle mat lay ai the lounilation or the American Revolution I It waa this Hsal the col- onieswere taxed by the liriiish Parliament, without their being represented in ihni'body. This waa called by the great and good man who conducted tho revolution, .tyranny and oppression uf tho worat kind, and ought nol lo he borne. But suppose the British Parliament had done what, in puncipie, vou propuea touo, and what you conceive Ihe General Assembly has Ihe right to do. tsxed ihe culouies, snd denied them Ihe right of petition lo Parliament. Could language have found words si fiicismlv strong for tlte ci Ionics lo have expressed their deep abhorrence of such a course) 1 nm sura 1 could nuu You mt go beyond the Inw of tha slave-holder himsell, which provides thnt a shive cannot be tbo owuerol property, and deny this itojit loculored persons ia s free Siato; or mil aubieat than) ut taxation, and admit lhal the laws cannot 'slf.ird snv protection to their persona; or il follows,, thai by denying them ihe right ol petition, yea striks u4 every principle of 1.U.WM.UI, jiiSiib-(i auu.iciuoiioan rignis. i our opinions become of more imnnnniice to the coinurv. aa Ihev seem lo bs drawn from, nr endorsed, by several-members of the General Assembly. Mr. Cook seemed lo think that, aa colored peraons did not possess the ngiir of nufirugc, tfraretore they niu nut possess iae rigui or instruction, snd thai it was mere parliamentary cotirteav to receive their petitions. !M, Kurun aeemed lo be uf tha an mo opinion;, while Mr. liuchnnnn denied Ihe right nf petition without any qualification or any reasons. Dr. Iliilihard, il seems lo me, was the. only man who had just views on Ihe subject, judging uf thsir opinions as expressed by repuviers in your paper. I'train me, sir, I test your principle by s si u H lo ease. A person is under sentence of death for the- commission of errmei legally speaking he is dead, Ihe law taking no further notice of him than to preserve him for, and see lhal he is executed Has such person iho right of petition, (I will not spink nf enurttav in such a case,) lo Ihe LcrtsUiiire? 1 answer that hs hns, because he is still a person in being, but deprived, bv his own sctw.of.vwiingnr instructing the legislature; and l deny him ihe right of appealing tu tho clemency nf bis cuuntry, would be abhorrent tn every upright, heart, as well ss svory honorable fueling in our nam re. If ho has not the right ol petition nn scsonnlnf ilia disability under which the laws hnvr placed him. how could he apply to the pordonin? power nf ibe Slate for merev. Tha doctrine thai s person, has nol tha tilth l of peiiiinn in all. esses in which he ia amenable to tha laws, is a doctrine too shocking to every principle of human liberty, and too well secured by Cuiisiitutional previsions, to be atihniittsd lo by any man who linn a just regard fur ths liberties of his country . You udimt lhal colursd persons are eniitled to a hearing fur sny alledged grievance, bat to say thai they can approach the Legislature in the capacity of coniiituenta lo demand action, and insmici the General Assembly, no one in his senses will long advocate. Admit this all lo bs true, yet 1 sin equally sure with yourself, lhal no man in his senses will lung cuniend llml there is no difference between ihe riulii of instruction snd Ihe right nf uoiitiont nnd bnoaitsn they ctnnoi exercise the lorrrwr right,-, ther ah ill nut he per-milled io exersiao tbo latter. Yuu say they must present their sjrievansihmngh lltcir friends the whites, who alone, be. itm Constitution, have the right lo vole, lo insiriaet, and till ths office of Kcpreacniniiw. ire yuu aware, air, ol ihe con-eessiott you make, and iho airnogo dncirine lor which yon contend. You ndmii thai a colored peraon may hnve allrilped grievances tinder exisi-lug laws; vet yait denv lbs right of ihe person thi s aggrieves) tu approach the Legislature and ask a removal ef his uiicvancc. Wheiker the wronga done n colored person shall or shall nol be heard. Must depend on the ngtmsy uf ths white man. Sir, llns ia the doctrine ot slavery, double distilled and double n lined. I regret,' deplore, that any eiliscn nf Ohio should, for any purpose whatever, carry the doeiriua ol slavery beyond even Ihe slave-holder himself.' Ile.wlnlo ho hobls his slsve In bs nn longer a person, but s mere thins, on which ho has the right tn impose whatever hs may please, tin ninttkr how gi is veins In be borne, ynl be does not deny lha wretched victim of his power to be j lor moeoy, pardon, or release. Ho duaa nut turn him overtu llie miserable cunsolaiion that he hns no right la petition, but by his triemj ths whiitiun. Well might hs cry out, alas! I havn tin suali friend 1 beg of my fellow cillsens in Hhin, fur nny party or political pnrposs whatoven nol to nidVr ihsmsrUes, in acts nf justice and humanity toward this trorldvu down and dngrndwl race of men, by their fellow Citisens of lbs slsvs-holding Sisies. Are vou nol advised,. sir, that la the slave S'etes a free person nf cilnr is allowed tha right nf petition to the Legislates. And though I deplore, as I have snd, that. any eitiaennr Ohio should bo the advx cats of uynttieiuu.ia its worst form, towards tbo colored race, yet I rejoice that a large portion of our own citixens, ss well as those of oar sister States, have become aroused at the extravagant preiensions of Ihe slsve-hotding power, which is not only driving at the entire government of ihe country, but in fact is now virtually exercising such power. And in order to perpetuate ils existence snd maintain ils power undisturbed, it is constantly circulating the doctrine, and endeavoring to prove, that the laborer in the fres Stales, in a poirireal view, ought lo b- on a level with the slsve himself; that he ought not lo possess the right of suffrage, or be porinnted to take sny part in tbe affairs of government. Indeed, some of the politicians who favor slavery, snd believe that one man ought to live by the labor of another, openly avow that until this be the ease, the free States will be less secure sud less republican than tho slave States. The right of petition ss ll belongs to peraons, considered as on inalienable rigbt,isaqutsiiouof deep political interest to the country, ll will aoon mark with distinctive blessings ihe line tltut will divide the friends of liberty Ifom the sdvocates of oppression. Thestruggle is no longer doublful; and the man who' will endeavor to cover acts of oppression and injustice,.with lbs existing prejudice against the colored race, and make that prejudice the hobby by which he may ride into power, will soon meet from our intelligent snd enlightened' people the propor reward. Where iho tongue and the press remain free, oppression and injustice cannot continue forever; and the day of their exit is nlready dawning upon our land. reuroory to, lujn. ritcc.iru.vi. . From the Correspondence of tlia Lebanon rlinr. Columous, March 6, IB30. Yesterday in the House, Ihe report and resolu tion on the subject of llie unlawful seizure sud detcntioii'of Eliza Jane Johnson, a eolorcd wu-nian, carried frum Brown county, Ohio, to Mason comity, Kentucky,, were taken up and gave rise to oh animated aud interesting discussion. The gcnilemaii who reported the resolution, had, on Severn) occasions, endeavored lo lake it up, but without ettectt On yesterday, however, the Uouso agreed to tako up theeubject for final disposition. The fuels in tbe case,, were, 1 believe, pretty fairly set forth in iho report uf the select committee, which- yoa published some threo or four weeks ago, snd need not, therefore, be recspituluted here. The resolution requires the Guvornur of this State, respectfully to insist on her restoration to liberty, as-improperly snd illegally subjected to the laws snd jurisdiction of Kentucky, ll was not anlioipated that objections would be raised to this resolution. But no sooner was it luken up than Mr. Parish of Guernsey, moved ils indefinite postponement. The question was discussed, ond on taking the vote il failed. Immediately, Mr. Buchanan, member from Clermont county, moved ils postponement until tbe first Mondsy of December next and this also failed. Mr. Buchan-sn, is the same gentleman who said in reference to some potiiions from colored- peuple presented somo weeks age in the House, thst tie did not think negroes had any more right to petition tlte Legislature titan dogs. He is sn srdent, and, I doubt uot, warm hearted and generous vouug man; but he baa been raised under the infhicnco of shivery snd themannerasnd prejudices of slave institutions, iteuce llie sentiment expressed oy him on a furmer occasion. On his motion to post pone, he made a shutt speech' yesterday, snd st-tribuied ths whole movement to sbolition. lu attempting s tirade agninst the obolitionisis, he un intentionally paid them s high compliment, llo said ihe House never would have heard of this case but lor ths interference of a few abolitionists in his own, and Brown county; und that, but fur abolition this culored womsn mighthate rotted in thejail of Kentucky before any person would hare tioubltdtunuelj about Ifr I 'l li is he said in such emphstic tones that il was evident hs thought he was utterings most withering rebukslo abolitionists. The iruth is, abolition had nothing lo do with tho question; but ihe leading Van Buren men had deiermined tn connect it with abolition for the purpose of attaching, what they conceived the odium of abolition to tbe Whig party. The Whigs at leass, have a regard for' law a respect for the plighted faith of the Legislature and a jealousy of every attempt to treat our statutes and legal institutiuns with disrespect, which on sbnost eve ry question distinguishes litem Irotn ibo Van uu-ren party. This distinctiun was most strikingly dsvelupsd in this discussion. While on the purl ot ths supporterenf'ifle resolution, it wss cuntond-ed that s regard for uur own laws required thut we should see lhal oitierstates, nrcitixons ol other States.slionid not disregard-iheni t so tho duty of protection which ihe Stale owes to every human oeing wtiitin her itirieuit lion, required we artniild see thst this womsn was restored to the rights of which she has been deprived that if the citisens of s neighboring State cuuld carry off culored peo ple in Ulno without proving that they owed service in another Siateaccordmg to the law uf our own nndofthe U. thoy could carry utf whiiess'wcllas black men nnd it was-contenuVd that as tbslsw of the United States secured a ttial of tbsqucs. lion of owing service in snothor Stale, whether as a slave or opprcutice, inithe- fcltajo where apprehended, and where the peraon claimed could prove his identity and freedom thai it was not in the power of any State to change the jurisdiction, and place of trial that le permit aditferent rule would not only set sside the law of the United Stntes snd our own Stats, but wuuld in moat places effectunlly prevent a person, however illegally clnimed, Irotn ssserting tits viuloted rights. list would a boy, a man, or a. poor woman do, when illegally carried from Ohio to South Carolina or Georgia 1 The only porsnns who could prove ttieir identity anil place ol nativity, it may oe, in Ilia tree lend of Ohio, woald hs several hundred milosdisisnt! And yet Mcsra. l'flvisti,ol Gucrn-sov, Mcdill,of Fairfield, snd Hubbarii,of Lorain, all professing lube democrats, and to have a great regard for tho sacred righis of msn, thought thnt a person thus illegally seised snd carried off, could as well and as easily recover tlieir freedom in one place os soother that there was no necessity for interference in this mailer that it would be considered sn abolition movement, mo give great offence to Kentucky, Ac. &c In the course of lbs debnte ths name of John son, a rolored leoman, being frequently referred lo, Mr. Rronson, of Trumbull, very gravely, at least in nnnenroncet-roae in his plnoe, snd inquired of Mnlill or Parish if the woman referred to waaono of the relatives of lire Vice tVesitlrnt? He said the name and color would seem to iuJicsle such to be ihe case, and hs wanted information on thai point. Mr. Johnson, of Carroll, then took the floor, and said, lhal is liver rights of ihe Johnson family wero brought into discussion, as an huuiblo and vury unworthy member of it, lis must be heard. He aaid l lint from the lima of iho poet Ben Johnson, and tho great Samuel Johnson, down lo Dick Johnson of Ihe Great Crusting, and Johnson of Carroll, or Carroll Johnson, aa he him-aelf wna familiarly called, all the members of il, in all iis branches, and anuast all its rsriofi'oru tit cttloroccaiionalls, had been considered, nnd so ho would look upon them, ss a unit. Whatever, therefore, affected one member, touched the whole. He could not seeono uf thruiincarcera-ted innocently, and doomed lo perpetual slavery, merely becanee afto happened not to be quite aa white ss some other people. He then went into a sorbins snd sound argument in support nf ths resolution, nnd wna fdlowed by the Speaker on the sauia-aide, in ths best argament I heard on the qitesiion. On taking tha vote il stood yeas 37, nnys From Ihe Msasillon Osteite. A (lIKrn.E Tr.tM FOR TUB PRmmiiVCV. When Gen. Jackson ascended the Presidential Chair, he declared hisnself decidedly of opinion thut no President ought lo serve longer lhan a single term, lie did uot, however, pledge himself lo be governed hy thia opinion in Ilia event of his election. It ia not improbable that the simple expression of this opinion by Gen. Jackson was one of the moat prominent motives nf action amongst his original supporters. Gen. Jackson had somehow Ihe knack of saying good things and doing Ihe reverse. But be ill it as it may, the American people have long seen the necessity of restricting their Chief Magistrate to a single term. Tha tunnoik, Ihe confusion, the political corruption, lliat necessarily attend a Presidential election, where one of the can. didatea is an incumbent of that office, boa been illustrated with painful distiiictaeas in these latter days, Il is lime thai a aingle term precedent should be established. Il is not in consonance with Ihe rlignitj-of a wise and gteatnation, like ours, to have its Chief Magistrate entering tha political arena, maklnji electioneering speeches, and descending lo Ihe contemptible trickery of purchasing Ihs suffrages of olhce. holders and office-burners, at the price ot his own self, respect. Tha system is a bad one and lot us reform it altogether. Gen. Harrison has not only expressed himself aa an advocate of Ihe doctritio.which would prescribe a single term to tfi President, but hs baa oouia our over his own sign nuuiual, and pledged himself, if elected to the distinguished! station, to retire from it at the end of four years. The editor of the Missouriari, anxious to know the General's aenthnentr on this subject, addressed him a letter, requesting an explanation. The reply waa prompt and here it ia "North Bend, Jan. 17, 1838. "Sir: In answer to the inquiry made in youv letter of the 29th ult., I repest the declaration I have ol'len before made, lhal if elected President of Ihe United States, I would under no Circumstances, become a candidate for a second term. ' 1 em, very respectfully, Your obedient servant. WM. H. HARRISON. Jabiis H. Birch, Esq., Editor of the Missourlon." f From the Lancaster Gazette. THE TRAITORS. Below, we give a letter from a friend in Co- iuuiuuo. miu wo neru uisu occasion lo say, that we concur with the writer when ho says, "the real Whigs owe it to themselves, and to the State, that Ihe traitors should be known." Cannot the editor of the Journal, eonvmientlu. respond to the oft expressed wish of a large number of Whigs, in various parts of the Stale, on mis snoject, ry giving to the public, through his columns, the names of the traitors, that they may receive tne broad, deep mark of reprobation, so justly their due. from au insulted and betrayed constituency, that the waters of Letha cannot ellace or obliterate! "vojiUffluusr Marcn j,-1 ojo. "Dear Sir: lam mortified snd clincrined to 11'' H I n ..inn communicate to you, snd through you' to those who dare to svow'themsclvestcbo ff'hins ofFair- Jield, the result of tbo election for Associate Judge ot your county, i ne voteran Bcorixi.0 is super- scaeai una wouiu nave seen less intolerable, butfur the fact that thore iaanominnl majority of thoso who call themselves Whigs, in tho General Assembly. In justice lo that body,, collectively, it is due to its members tu say, that two, (Messrs. Allen nnd Thruston,) were nbscnt from indisposition. Of the balance,-all but five or six ore utrue as steel." But thcro are a few,- crept into the fold, who havo "tbe form, without ibo spirit," of the good old Whiggory of '76. Trading politicians, with whom a vote for o Major GeiuraU shijt, sn Associate Judge, or a rood tv'irropriation, effccis marvellous inroads upon their principles, snd imposes obligations which must be returned! in kind. They should be pointed out, ond the brand ef Judas Iscsriut sffixed- upon their fore-beads snd Iheir names. The real Whigs owe it lo themselves, and lo the Stste, lhal Ihe traitors should be made known. On th:s day, an set came down to tho House( from the Senate, "Further to amend the net, entitled nn oct to incorporate the Zaneaviile and Maysville Turnpike Compsnv." It wss recently discovered thst the former act involved the prin- :l. r .'J.-. .M. I f.i..j.-... .1... .I......: bipic wi ,,H.ii.i.uMi iiMvm.y iu untiium au earnestly contended for by ihe oc)rororof lbs Legislature In other words, the act provides, thst persons subscribing stock in- said Company ahall be rraponsiblr, not only for his own slock, but for thai of all and singular the other subscribers. Thus: a farmer in Fairfield, onxions lo see the wurk progress, is willing to subscribe 100 lo that object; bul he finds, on reading tbo charter, that in so doing, he binds himself for the subscription of every other stockholder onlhe line,'rom Zsnes-ville to Aberdeen nol one in twenty of whom he Knows snv thing about! Pio sane man would sub scribe, under such circumstances. And so it wss recenily-found in Lsncsster, when Judge Irvin gave thia construction to the set. Well application was msde to the Legislature tn remove this imi'Mi of Loeofocuistn from the charier. Mr. .Ilcdm wor applied to, but,Vicv having been oil winter engaged in voting and spouting tot just sticA principles in other acts, could not out on the face (though be has ai much countenance as al most sny msnj he could not put nn the hice to move the measure. So "Old Muskingum" wasoall-ed lu the rescue, snd introduced s -bill prepared by Mr, Medill giving a Legislative tmutruftion, or rather s declaration of whst wss the "true inusnt snd meaning'1 of that act declaring it not to mean what its-words import! He wus told that such declsratiuns would not work a curs of the evil, snd advised to so remodel the bill ns to repeal the objectionsble fesmre, but lliisdie "neglected snd refused la itr.v Ths House, snxious for lha successor the project, psssed Ihe hill in the shape he had drafted it. Bul not so the Senate. They struck out, whst ihey believed to' he a false declaration, and passed a bill to repeal, As I said before, to-day, the bill thus amended, -earns down from the Senate, and the queatiun woo on agreeing lo the amendment. Whnl will yon think what will your renders- think when 1 aay, thst Medill and Judge Graybill, and Trevilt, snd the other Imos voled aoaikst tux sili.I Yoo will pmbobly see s report of this in Ihe papers. Ilre--mains to bo seen whether the good people 4f JOld Fairfield," are more interested is) maintaining their beat interests, or in- sustaining the raw, crudonoiortfof Mr. Medill, on political seonomy. Respectfully, yours. THE NEW 6TATZ IIOUFE. Our mnnev-saving, tiie-economiziiig, federal, reform Legislature, have psssed s Isw, of which ths following are ihs provisions. Ths lowest cost of building, wn believe, is estimated t $500,000. This wasteful extravagance, bv a Legislature, thst could not appropriate a hundred thousand dollars tn construct s Csnal through s section of eountrv that has long since paid into the Siste Treasury twics Ihs amount: What a God-send to a suffering people is llie ascendsnay ol federal 'principles! 1 We cu the above from the Banner of last week. If furnishes another instance of tory fuimcsa and consistency, Perhaps wc ought not to say this, however, aa the learned editor may be ignorant of Ihe fact, thai the Legislature, in providing for the const motion of a new State House, have but carried out the recommendation of Governor Lucas, made a few ycara since ia one of his annual messages, Fur a Whig Legislature then.tocomnlv withthe recommend1.. tions of a Vanocrntic Governor is 'wasteful ex-Iravsgnnce' ia art--exemplification of federal ptinciplea ! ! ' Governor Luces will, no doubt, feel thankful for the high compliment paid him. Bul agnin, it no happens that our present representative, Aft. Tracjr, ao highly commended by the Banner for his democratic principles, voted for this aame bill for the erection of a new State House.. He too Ihen, is in favor of 'waste extravagance,' lie loo lent his aitl in tha support of 'federal principles.' We are nol the political friends of Mr. Tracy, hut can never abuse him in this manner. Perhaps it will be aaid in vindication of ex-Governor Lucaa (though il canuol be uaed for Mr. Tracy) that, when be made the recommendation, the finances of ths country wore in a prosperous condition, and that now they are in a slate of embarrassment. It is then admitted at length, that the country is auffi riiitr nnderpecn-niary distress, the editor speaks of a 'suflering people. The Globe but recently declared, iu the fnce of facta, thai there was ne distress which any honest msn ought lo regret, and Ihe lory paper responded aye, ayo there is no distress, snd none more loudly than the Banner. Bui now, forsooth, when ills politic to abuse a Whig Legislature for complying with Ihe recommendations of a Vauocralic Governor, the people are a 'suffering people. 'iltere is consistency and fnrrneira in this we like to see it Ml. Vernon H'.ehman. THE SriRIT OF LOCOI'OCOISM. The following denunciation of the Hon. N. P. TALLMsntic, a Senator in Congress, appeared, a few days ago, in Ihe Albany Argus, Mr. Von Buren's organ: Resolrta Thst if in-thedepihsof deep political damnation there is a dspth atill more profound, that is Ihs next place to which Ihs Iscariot Tal-modge ought lubosleclod. The spirit of Ihe above resolittioa ia precisely lhal which characterises the organ of tho Administration at Wanhiiigton, and at Columbus; it is the malignant and rencreful spirit which prodaced tlio massacre of Ihe Protestants, called the massacre of-St. Bartholomews, ant! which again deluged France in llie blood of her best citixens, while Robespierre, Dsntnn, and Marat Ihe triumviri, damned to eternal fame-acting under the guise of i)tmoeney, controlled her destinies. Fcllow-cltiuns, is this tlte spirit ot Democracy' it tha spirit which ohnnld aotuatejfnwr-t'cans Is ilthe spirit uf 'Christianity! How long can Urxrtv exist- whrrs this spirit pre, rails! We pause I avyly. .V. K. .